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CULTIVATION of the VINE 



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to a diftance his troubles and cares, caufe him to forget his 

 poverty and low eftate, and raife him to a level with the 

 rich and great: They enHven his thoughts, exhilerate his 

 fpirits, cheer his foul, and for a time make him as happy as 

 his prefent condition is capable of. Wife and happy is 

 the man, that fliuns excefs, that prudently avoids turning 

 this cordial into a cup of poifon, and moderately enjoys tlie 

 bleilinc: with a thankful heart, * 



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Wine is a very confiderable „.brauch of trade 

 many advantages that muft arifc to the Colonies from the 

 making it, as well as to the mother country, are fo great 

 and fo very well known, that I need not go about to de- 

 fcribe them at large; to touch upon them h fufficient. 



The planting of vineyards, the cuhivation of vines, the 

 making of wine^ and cafks to preferve it, mull employ and 



give bread to a great number of people; the freight and a 

 profitable remittance, muft enrich the merchant; and the 



being fupplied from the colonics with wine, in exchaug 



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for her manufactures, muft be a confiderable faving to 

 Great-Britain, 



I know full well, that this undertaking being new to my 



countrymen, the people of America, will meet many dif- 



couraging fears and apprchenfions, left it may not fucceed. 

 The fear of being pointed at or ridiculed, will hinder many: 

 The apprehenfion of being at a ceTtain expence, without 

 the experience of a certain return, will hinder more from 

 making the attempt;^ but let not thefe thoughts trouble 

 you, nor make you afraid. You have a friend for your 

 euide, who will not deceive you, nor miflead you: Dm 



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who by experience, knows, that the thing is pradicable 

 here, where the country is open and clear; one who looks 

 upon you all his children, and with the fondnefs of an af- 

 fedionate father will take you by the hand, and lead you 

 with plainnefs and honeft fimplicity, through all the dif- 

 ferent operations, till you become mafters of the whole^ 

 and then wiih pleafure and delight will look on and foe you 

 reap the profits, to your full fatisfaftion, of all your ex 

 pence and labour. Whoever 



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